Ben Howard

Aerospace engineer, mandolin player, creator of projects

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

@glowforge did you somehow get customer emails from @BambulabGlobal in order to send marketing spam?

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

@LucidSoftware Instead of using all this empty space for menus, you've made me click one extra button every time I need to access a menu item. I guess it makes the vibe cleaner? Remember you're making a tool that people actually use; not a piece of modern art

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

@QuakesSF Is something broken with your automation? It looks like there are lots of non bay area quakes showing up

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

Sometimes friendships are hard to explain. Happy Halloween! @RaptorHouseFX

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

Come to @makerfaire next weekend to see all the cool stuff (and of course Vanessa The Robot)! Maybe this cool baby will even show up again.

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

Great fun at #flowerpiano at San Francisco Botanical Garden this last weekend! @SFBGS

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

Vanessa The Robot will be roaming Flower Piano at San Francisco Botanical Garden this weekend with some new songs and a new look! 11 am – 3 pm Saturday and Sunday.

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

@natemelen So glad you had fun with it!! I will cherish my trophy forever

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

Fog machines use a dumb design, and here's how:

https://t.co/w8jL3UUpIp

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

A little blog post describing how Vanessa The Robot works:
https://t.co/hcaeSscklJ

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

Massive shoutout to @naklugman and @lanecpowell for making electronic puppet insides, costume, and tireless videoing!

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

I made an animatronic puppet and piano robot that can drive around and play "A Thousand Miles" by @VanessaCarlton because it seemed like something that should exist.
https://t.co/cxBfN7fgRl

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

Posting my pandemic-friendly PAPR respirator design in case anyone wants to make one. It's nice and cool inside because of the fan, and no nasty coronas can sneak in through gaps! Detailed assembly guide here: https://t.co/beSjYi3H8f #PAPR #COVID19 #respirator

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

@BigelowSpace I think we both know that a 5.6% chance is not considered low probability for a potential collision this large...

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

Anyone want a free #Juicero costume? (for real) Hit me up! Otherwise it's going in the trash...

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

This changes everything. https://t.co/KXws4oU7KI

[Rocket Lab @RocketLab]

Electron is orbital. Successful payload deployment. #StillTesting

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

Tall shelving unit next to my bed seemed like a bad idea for a few seconds there

[Planet @planet]

We call this "47 Doves and a Lemur”. A Planeteer artist's interpretation of the July 2017 Soyuz launch that accidentally placed a @SpireGlobal Lemur in the wrong orbit among 47 @planetlabs Doves. It's a real zoo up there.

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

@YouTube just shut down #codyslab - one of the more educational and uncontroversial channels. I’ll pray to our google overlords tonight.

[Ben Howard @bendhoward]

Ouch. https://t.co/3ZZ2YoJkRc

[NSF - NASASpaceflight.com @NASASpaceflight]

Super Strypi is supposed to spin, but.....not like that...hopefully just bad telemetry. Otherwise... https://t.co/6lJm1n5qim